S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota (Slovene) | |
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 Welcome sign alongPennsylvania Route 108 | |
 Location in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates:40°55′44″N80°29′55″W / 40.92889°N 80.49861°W /40.92889; -80.49861 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lawrence |
| Established | 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerald Sankovich |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2) |
| • Land | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Highest elevation [2] (northeast corner) | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
| Lowest elevation [2] (tributary to Sugar Creek) | 1,055 ft (322 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15 |
| • Density | 25/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16120 |
| Area code | 724 |
| FIPS code | 42-71620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390560 |
| Website | snpjrec |
S.N.P.J. is aborough in westernLawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the2020 Census, the borough had a population of 15.[3] It is part of thePittsburgh metropolitan area.
S.N.P.J. stands for "Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota"(Slovene National Benefit Society), a fraternal society and financialco-operative based inNorth Fayette, Pennsylvania. The society applied to have their 500-acre (200 ha) recreation center in western Pennsylvania designated as a separate municipality in 1977. The S.N.P.J. borough was created so that the society could, among other things, get its ownliquor license.North Beaver Township, the municipality in which the center was originally located, restricted the sale ofalcohol on Sundays (blue law).
S.N.P.J. once had the distinction of being the least-populated borough in the state (but not municipality;East Fork Road District, population 14, was less populous) until a mine fire beneathCentralia made that borough unsafe to live in.
S.N.P.J. is located at40°55′44″N80°29′55″W / 40.92889°N 80.49861°W /40.92889; -80.49861 (40.928916, -80.498828).[4]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), with 20 acres (8.1 ha; 0.031 sq mi) of the area covered by water.
It is more of a recreation complex than a community, and has 60 rental cabins, 115 mobile home slots, and anartificial lake. It is open to the public as a summertime resort and facility for bingo, weddings, and dances. Members of the society get a discount on the events.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1980 | 16 | — | |
| 1990 | 12 | −25.0% | |
| 2000 | 14 | 16.7% | |
| 2010 | 19 | 35.7% | |
| 2020 | 15 | −21.1% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 15 | [3] | 0.0% |
| Sources:[5][6][7] | |||
TheMohawk Area School District serves the borough.
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